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Recognised as Colour

#55393E

  • #55393E
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#55393E is a red with RGB values 85, 57, 62 and HSL 349°, 20%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#55393E#55393E
HEX#55393E
RGBrgb(85, 57, 62)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.2235, 0.2431
RGB percentages33.3%, 22.4%, 24.3%
HSLhsl(349.3, 19.7%, 27.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(349.3, 32.9%, 33.3%)
CMYK0%, 32.9%, 27.1%, 66.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,585,214
CSS custom property--colour: #55393E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05205WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness67.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.29:1
Contrast with white10.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3F3F3F
Inverted#AAC6C1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3D3D3Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#44423Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.6 from the original
Tritanopia#5A373Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.29:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.04:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 21.7Dark slate grey · ΔE 25.9Gray · ΔE 29.5Black · ΔE 30.4Slate grey · ΔE 32.3Light slate grey · ΔE 35.1
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 21.73, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#395550
Analogous#55394C, #554239
Triadic#3E5539, #393E55
Split complementary#395542, #394C55
Tetradic#4C5539, #395550, #423955

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BD9DA3
Lighter +30%#A97E86
Lighter +20%#92626B
Lighter +10%#744D54
Darker −10%#362528
Darker −20%#181011
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#672733
Less saturated −25%#474747

Channel breakdown

R85
G57
B62
Red85 (33.3%)
Green57 (22.4%)
Blue62 (24.3%)
Hue349.29°
Saturation (HSL)19.72%
Lightness27.84%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 55 · G 39 · B 3E

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